"Your Host, Donald Duck" is an episode of Disneyland. It aired on January 16, 1957.
Synopsis[]
Donald Duck convinces Walt Disney to let him be the show's host for one episode. He then goes on to host "The Duckland 4 in 1 Show," where he goes through his own versions of the lands of Disneyland.
Featured cartoons[]
- Clown of the Jungle, representing the "Adventureland" segment
- Uncle Donald's Ants, representing the "Frontierland" segment
- Test Pilot Donald, representing the "Tomorrowland" segment
- Timber, representing the "Fantasyland" segment
Additional clips[]
- Peter Pan (the mermaids are shown as part of the "Adventureland" segment)
- The Three Caballeros (Burrito is shown as part of the "Adventureland" segment)
- Make Mine Music (Willie the Whale singing is shown as part of the "Adventureland" segment)
- Fantasia ("The Rite of Spring" segment: the battle between the Tyrannosaurus rex and the Stegosaurus is shown as part of the "Adventureland" segment)
- Man in Space (the rocket blast-off is shown as part of the "Tomorrowland" segment, with new animation of Donald edited in)
Voices[]
- Clarence Nash - Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie
- Paul Frees - Donald's "host" voice
Additional crew[]
- Host: Walt Disney
- Animation: Bob Carlson, George Kreisl, Al Coe, Roy Jenkins, Volus Jones, Bill Justice, Hal King
- Music: Joseph Dubin, Oliver Wallace, Paul Smith
- Layout: Yale Gracey
- Background: Ray Huffine, Claude Coats, Ralph Hulett, Thelma Witmer
- Art Director: Marvin Davis
- Photographer: Charles P. Boyle
- Set Decorator: Emile Kuri
- Film Editor: Tom Acosta
- Ass. Director: William Beaudine Jr.
- Special processes: Ub Iwerks
- Sound: Robert O. Cook
- Production Supervisor: Harry Tytle
Goofs[]
- In describing the battle of the dinosaurs from "The Rite of Spring", Donald mistakenly calls the Stegosaurus a Brontosaurus.
Gallery[]
External links[]
Your Host, Donald Duck on IMDb- Your Host, Donald Duck in Disney A to Z at D23, The Official Disney Fan Club
